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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-06-17 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 lite 5G has a global score of 83.4, which is better than Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 score. The Huawei P40 lite 5G is a notably newer and a little bit lighter cellphone than Huawei Mate 9, although it's a little bit thicker. The Huawei Mate 9 and the Huawei P40 lite 5G count with quite similar CPUs, and although the Huawei P40 lite 5G has more RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Huawei P40 lite 5G features a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a quite larger screen, a little bit higher pixels number per inch of display and a slightly better 1080 x 2400px resolution. Huawei P40 lite 5G takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Huawei P40 lite 5G also has a back facing camera with a way better 64 mega pixels resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better low light photos and video.
The Huawei Mate 9 has a little bit better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei P40 lite 5G has a battery lifetime that's just as good as the Huawei Mate 9 one.
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